Author: Pranab Paul, Rajashree Das & Dibyarupa Pal
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/03030016
Abstract: Skin diseases are numerous and a frequently occurring health problem that affects people of all ages from newborns to the elderly and causes harm aesthetically and medically. Maintaining healthy skin is important for a healthy body. Skin, being the largest and most unprotected organ of the body, is relentlessly subjected to various environmental pollutants like chemicals, UV radiations, colours, dyes, hydrocarbons, and volatile compounds. Many people suffers from skin diseases affecting the skin, like psoriasis, herpes, cancer and cellulitis. This exposure increases skin sensitivity, which often manifests as allergic reactions, pruritus, acnes and blisters leading to atopic dermatitis, inflammation, excessive dryness, boils, and infections. Compounding the issue, the antibiotic resistance complicates the skin treatment conditions, necessitating alternate therapeutic approaches. Age old traditional practices and knowledge imparts the use of natural plants and herbs demonstrating efficacy in treating skin allergies and inflammation at various stages. The use raw plant parts as paste or decoction or its isolated bioactive molecules work by modulating the host’s immune response, reducing inflammation and reactive radicals thereby promoting healing. These wild plants with natural remedies are widely available, with no side reactions and claimed to be safe. For safe alternative and to reduce the effect of chemical drugs, natural plants should be utilized more for sustainable solutions. Thus more confirmed research data and knowledge is needed for the effective treatments of skin allergies and related infections by harnessing their therapeutic potentials. This review article deals with bountiful of herbs and plants with their relatedness for treating skin associated diseases.
Keywords: Skin Diseases, Allergies, Bioactive Molecules, Plant Parts.
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